Opinion

There was a surprise presidential appearance in Liberia and some of the world's hottest young talents were in fine form during the Nations League

Despite the signing of Bernd Leno, the Gunners coach put his faith in the veteran by making him captain at the start of the season

The Barca man has been his country's first-choice left-back for seven years and his exclusion seems more like a personal decision

The Nigerian played a pivotal role in the Blues' title triumph under Antonio Conte but a change in coach, and formation, has left him on the fringes

The World Cup winner is back in his homeland after a testing few weeks amid renewed links with Barcelona and Luis Suarez making overtures

The World Cup winner stepped back from international football during the summer, but continues to be scapegoated for his country's failures

The Argentine inspired Barcelona to a domestic double last season but the awards season is proving that continental cup competitions now trump all

The Blues' Under-23s and Under-18s side both scored six goals in two separate games to kick off their respective campaigns

Neil Critchley's side have played some pretty football but are yet to win a game, but Barry Lewtas has overseen three wins from four outings

The Red Devils Under-23s and Under-18s are off to a good start in their respective leagues, with Angel Gomes and Mason Greenwood looking prolific

The Blues are hugely ambitious at academy level and will be in contention for all the major honours once again to build on last season's successes

The manager has taken every review of United's struggles as a personal slight but it's time everyone started to focus on the good of the team

The pair almost won a Premier League title together at Anfield but their relationship fell apart and they now find themselves as rivals in Glasgow

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner is still searching for his first Serie A goal, as he was once again upstaged by the Croat in a 2-1 win at Parma

The Blues' centre-forwards struggled against Bournemouth on Saturday but their diminutive Spanish winger came off the bench to inspire a 2-0 win

The Reds were sloppy and wasteful at the King Power but got the job done thanks to Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino to make it four wins in a row

In his first column for Goal, Guillem Balague warns against writing off Juventus' star summer signing, arguing he remains a one-touch goal machine

Zinedine Zidane was renowned for his diplomacy but his successor at the Bernabeu has already shown that he is ready to take unpopular decisions

With the market having closed on Friday in Europe's remaining leagues, Goal runs the rule over the biggest success stories and failures

The Juventus star will need a superhuman season - even by his own high standards - to cart off individual awards as his greatness is taken for granted

The Dutch midfielder was linked with a move away in the summer but has been back to his very best so far this season

Champions Real Madrid will be confident of topping the group but it's a different story for Premier League sides Liverpool and Manchester United

With the draw for the Champions League group stage taking place on Thursday, Goal lists some top under-23 talents to watch this season

The Germany winger was expected to hit the ground running this season after his shock World Cup omission, but he is suffering another slow start

The pressure is on for the three-time Premier League winner but time is of the essence and he must get United back on track quickly or risk his job

The European champions have re-signed the striker from Lyon, much to the fury of Sevilla, who had already agreed terms with the 25-year-old

The Blues have a huge pool of players to chose from as they continue with their policy of trying to stockpile the best talent from around Europe

The striker netted just 15 goals in two years at Camp Nou but he was afforded just 22 starts and could easily revive his career at Borussia Dortmund

Monday night's shocking 3-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford confirmed that the Red Devils are in a state of disarray on and off the field